The saga, more than anything, is indicative of broken military procurements in Ankara.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program aimed to replace four different aircraft with a single design, but decades of ...

The F-35’s ‘Beast Mode’ enables the aircraft to carry an incredible 22,000 pounds of composite munitions, a payload which turns the stealthy predator into a war machine that packs a heavy punch. This ...

Henry is ambiguous about how many F-22As the Air Force eventually will buy. The 183 stealth fighters currently approved are "roughly sufficient," he says. "We did need the [F-35] JSF capability, ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense issued a further $27.2 million to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics within the context of a previously awarded contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The original, December ...

Once the TR-3 upgrade package is implemented, the F-35 will pose an even greater threat to adversaries. Though the US Air Force and Navy’s upcoming Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and F/A-XX ...

The inspector general’s report criticized Lockheed Martin’s systemic inability to meet contract requirements, as well as the ...

Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) - a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation - has delivered its first production air inlet duct for the jet. The ...

September 8, 2025: In early September, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report bluntly titled “F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve ...

Singaporean Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing is briefed on the F-35 program and the production process during a visit to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 factory in Fort Worth, Texas, Sep. 12, 2025. Credit: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Almost a decade has passed since Israel received its first ...

In February, U.S President Donald Trump, in one of his trademark off-script surprises, offered to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with the United States’ most ...